These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number-one in 1997.
Chart history Issue date Album Artist January 4 The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack / Whitney Houston January 11 January 18 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory Makaveli January 25 February 1 Rhyme & Reason Soundtrack / Various artists February 8 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory Makaveli February 15 Gridlock'd Soundtrack / Various artists February 22 March 1 Baduizm Erykah Badu March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 The Untouchable Scarface April 5 April 12 Life After Death The Notorious B.I.G. April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 Share My World Mary J. Blige May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 I'm Bout It Soundtrack / Various artists June 14 God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation God's Property June 21 I'm Bout It Soundtrack / Various artists June 28 Wu-Tang Forever Wu-Tang Clan July 5 God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation God's Property July 12 July 19 July 28 August 2 Supa Dupa Fly Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott August 9 No Way Out Puff Daddy and the Family August 16 The Art of War Bone Thugs-n-Harmony August 23 No Way Out Puff Daddy and the Family August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 Ghetto D Master P September 27 October 4 When Disaster Strikes Busta Rhymes October 11 Evolution Boyz II Men October 18 Soul Food Soundtrack / Various artists October 25 Gang Related Soundtrack / Various artists November 1 November 8 The Firm: The Album The Firm feat. Nas, Foxy Brown, Nature and AZ November 15 Harlem World Mase November 22 The 18th Letter Rakim November 29 Unpredictable Mystikal December 6 Live Erykah Badu December 13 R U Still Down? (Remember Me) 2Pac December 20 December 27 Live Erykah Badu
See also 1997 in music R&B number-one hits of 1997 (USA)
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